The content in your laptop matters when entering a country.
As reported by Malaysia Star, a Malaysia Airlines co-pilot who operated a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Adelaide, Australia was convicted and fined upon arrival for bringing in child pornography.
Ahmad Said, 25, was arrested by custom officers at Adelaide’s International Airport last week, after he claimed he had nothing to declare.
Custom officers found three child sex videos named “Reped Virgin”, “10-Year Old” and “High School Students” in his laptop, which were described as “repugnant and abhorrent”.
The father of two was fined AU$6,000, and has been relieved of flying duties to facilitate an internal enquiry by the national carrier.
His lawyer told the court that Ahmad had been e-mailed the video files and had not shown them to anyone else.
“He was simply reckless, this was not material brought in to be disseminated,” lawyer Stephen Barratt had told the Adelaide court.
I am not aware that custom officers actually look at the content of your laptop; they usually just scan your laptop for explosives and stuff. I suspect Said has been investigated prior to his arrival…?